Pupils and students by education level - % of total age population by country
Countries reporting
43
Highest
30
Iceland
Lowest
16
Malta
Median
22
Years covered
13
2013–2025
Data points
490
What the numbers show
Pupils and students by education level - % of total age population is currently reported for 43 countries. The highest value is 30 in Iceland; the lowest is 16 in Malta.
The median across all reporting countries is 22, and the mean is 21.84.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 15 countries rose and 12 fell. The largest increase was in Cyprus (up 15.0%), and the largest decrease in Denmark (down 13.8%).
Pupils and students by education level - % of total age population: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iceland | 30 | 2024 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 1 | Türkiye | 30 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 3 | Ireland | 28 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 3 | Sweden | 28 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 5 | Norway | 27 | 2024 | down 3.6% | flat |
| 5 | Finland | 27 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 7 | Belgium | 25 | 2024 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 7 | Denmark | 25 | 2025 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 9 | France | 23 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 9 | Netherlands | 23 | 2024 | down 4.2% | flat |
| 9 | Cyprus | 23 | 2024 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 9 | Estonia | 23 | 2025 | up 4.5% | flat |
| 9 | Netherlands | 23 | 2024 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 9 | Montenegro | 23 | 2024 | up 4.5% | flat |
| 15 | Spain | 22 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 15 | Estonia | 22 | 2024 | down 4.3% | flat |
| 15 | Latvia | 22 | 2024 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 15 | Slovenia | 22 | 2024 | up 5.8% | flat |
| 15 | Slovenia | 22 | 2025 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 15 | Poland | 22 | 2024 | up 4.3% | flat |
| 15 | Latvia | 22 | 2024 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 15 | Poland | 22 | 2025 | up 4.8% | flat |
| 23 | Lithuania | 21 | 2024 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 23 | Luxembourg | 21 | 2025 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 23 | Lithuania | 21 | 2024 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 23 | Germany | 21 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 23 | Czechia | 21 | 2024 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 23 | Austria | 21 | 2025 | up 5.0% | flat |
| 29 | Croatia | 20 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 29 | Hungary | 20 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 29 | Croatia | 20 | 2024 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 32 | North Macedonia | 19 | 2024 | up 5.6% | flat |
| 32 | Slovakia | 19 | 2024 | down 5.0% | flat |
| 32 | Slovakia | 19 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 32 | North Macedonia | 19 | 2024 | up 5.6% | flat |
| 32 | Switzerland | 19 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 37 | Serbia | 18 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 37 | Serbia | 18 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 37 | Romania | 18 | 2025 | down 5.3% | flat |
| 37 | Liechtenstein | 18 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 37 | Italy | 18 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 37 | Bulgaria | 18 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 43 | Malta | 16 | 2024 | down 11.1% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.